Comments on samsara asylum: General note to the public: It's good to take the ...

I'm smiling, and astonished. As I read through, do...

2008-03-26T21:45:00.000-04:00

I'm smiling, and astonished. As I read through, down to your reply to me, I started thinkin', "maybe I should go ahead and read The Seat of the Soul", intriguing since I saw him talk about it on Oprah, years ago. Then you up and recommend just that. Hmmm...I'm open. There is something alive and at least as aware as we are, deeper and more basic than the shit we think.
Godamighty, I feel for you, woman. I know you care, and your profession hurts, a lot--hell, maybe it's just being alive that hurts? (twisted laughter)
Life outside the computer is calling, just know you have touched, moved someone here today. It all seems to be dovetailing too much. You make a lot of sense, to me, in your response. And I'm gonna follow up on at least some, if not all, of the reading you recommend. I will get back to you on this. Trust me, something has shifted tonight.
For now, I'll have a sip in your honor, and hope you're still here when I want to tell you more about it.

(If it hurts, it's alive. Didn't somebody say that?)

Thank You, Doc, Thank You.

<3

Hi. I followed you here from your comment on my g...

2008-03-25T13:45:00.000-04:00

Hi. I followed you here from your comment on my guest post at Flutter's. I do love me some Anne Lamott. She gives me hope that I can find a spiritual system some day that works in a way that the evangelical missionary Christian one in which I was raised doesn't.

Pam, girl, I see I am "out of order". I apologize....

2008-03-24T20:49:00.000-04:00

Pam, girl, I see I am "out of order". I apologize. You are certainly not last or least in my book. (Just suffering from a touch of fatigue and burnt brain cells at the dimming of this day.)

Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal.

Hrm, Yes, I have wondered about that. A part of me does not feel much is impersonal "here". I mean, I accept the lessons and guidance have an element of detachment (for lack of a better word) as no one can live our lives, make our ultimate decisions for us, nor should they, but it feels too "oogy" to internalize too much of a level of distance. I want my Universe close! I want and need to feel their presence! I have my own attachment issues, lol, lol, lol!!!!!

And I adore stark beauty, the music of the spheres. Nothing "gets" me like ambient space music. I could float on soundscapes forever...they are forever for me...

Real life preacher? Ya are? You?
Ohhh, care to share more sometime?

So happy to see your shining light here again. I was a bit worried about your, well, beingness. I sensed a ripple in the cosmic fabric and wondered...just wondered.

You are a sun.
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Jazz, sigh, good lord, where to begin.There is a...

2008-03-24T20:41:00.000-04:00

Jazz, *sigh*, good lord, where to begin.

There is an energy, though, that holds things together (both physically and metaphorically). Science knows this... But can't say from where this energy comes. Just as this energy holds our cells together, I think it holds US together. And, I think that energy is God... And we know and express this energy through Love. It may sound trite to say it, but I really do believe that God Is Love.

Eloquent and perfectly stated. I am in complete agreement. (Not that that matters a hill of beans.)

As for answers to prayer coming in as the query goes out...this phenomenon seems to occur when help is requested for others. The turnaround response time and, I might go so far as to say the "type" of response, is absolutely different when I am on my proverbial prayer knees in service to others. Whatever.

As for gratitude...when I am awake and aware enough to "catch" the gifts being offered my way (making those successive green lights, the parking space opening exactly where I want and need it at a given moment) I say thanks. I do and then some. It is good to acknowledge receipt, I am so filled with awe my "thank yous" are uttered aloud with head shaking wonderment and big smiles. So cool, so very cool.

I think we are completely responsible for what we do and how we live in this life.

Well, if I could pick one mantra it would be thus.

Thanks again for your depth of sharing. It is good to meet kindred on the path.
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Peanut,Yes, I'm sorry I've been so unavailable in ...

2008-03-24T20:29:00.000-04:00

Peanut,
Yes, I'm sorry I've been so unavailable in my "downtime". I've really needed the peace and quiet far from the madding crowd in order to rejuvenate. I hope you understand.

Might be able to do a quickie some evening later this week. I have so many folks I feel a need with which to re-establish connection. I owe, I owe and off to work I go...have gone. Whatever. Forgive me.

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Sophmomocles,
God's answers. Somehow they're always just what I asked for and nothing at all like I expected.

Oh my, yes. A big part of the "whoa, cool" aspect of it all.
It's good to be open to receive whatever form "it" arrives. Part of the "fun", methinks, part of the lighthearted aspect of Universe-to-Human communication.

I'm as serious as the next motherfucker but it sure is great when I get to laugh at the cosmic playfulness and funniness of it all.

End ramble.
Waiter!
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Marmy,Well, to me, those signs are from MY inner s...

2008-03-24T20:19:00.000-04:00

Marmy,
Well, to me, those signs are from MY inner soul, they are processing stuff and shifting it around and unjumbling stuff and then trying to file it in the right pigeonholes in my heart soul or mind..... and then its up to me whether to reach in that pigeonhole and suss and sort and figure shit out

Agreed.
And where, exactly, is your inner soul? From whence does it originate? Curious as to your thoughts on this.

(I'm eating basmati rice, oil cured olives and lentils topped with a yummy (believe it or not)cauliflower caper sauce and a wet, wet ,wet martini on the side so I'm feeling pretty fine as I type tonight. Life might not be so good but my cooking sho nuff is and that soothes the hedonist in me so I'm quite satisfied...sassified?) (lol)

If it was a dry red wine I could see helping you out but some sweet business? Naw, I'll stick with what I've got. And you know I'm not the dessertatarian in the crowd. I couldn't care less about sugary things. Pasta, really good bread? Another matter entirely. :)

And yeah it's been a year. One forkin' HELLuva year I'd say.
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chopped liver?Nahhhhh... not you Marmie... no offe...

2008-03-24T19:09:00.000-04:00

chopped liver?

Nahhhhh... not you Marmie... no offense was truly intended.. and I hope that you didn't truly take any... I've just been hoping to connect with Wendy for a while, to have a chat..

After dinner, I'll maybe post sommat to the gumbies then.. just I know that one person at least didn't react well to what I had been telling.. no names... so that's why I kinda backed off a bit...

/sigh

Wow... Such wonderful insights. I really do like t...

2008-03-24T13:39:00.000-04:00

Wow... Such wonderful insights. I really do like this spot in the universe.

So... If I may, I would like to share my thoughts on 'God'. I grew up in a religious family (catholic), but the older I got, the less I bought in to their definition of God and life and why we're here and all that kind of stuff, which set me out on my own search for 'the truth'.

Now, I don't have a list of truths for everyone (mainly because I'm still a learner myself), but there are some things I've discovered and some theories I've developed that help keep me on course.

Prayer and Meditation are at the top of this list. I think it's short-sighted to think that we're alone in this universe. At the same time, the idea of this old guy with a long beard who knows all and sees all seems pretty far-fetched.

There is an energy, though, that holds things together (both physically and metaphorically). Science knows this... But can't say from where this energy comes. Just as this energy holds our cells together, I think it holds US together. And, I think that energy is God... And we know and express this energy through Love. It may sound trite to say it, but I really do believe that God Is Love.

When I pray, I am focusing my thoughts toward this energy. Sometimes this is part of the running commentary in my head... Sometimes I am asking for specific answers or signs (or just good advice)... And sometimes I, too, am screaming for help. One thing I've noticed, though, is that I don't seem to ever get an answer while I'm asking the questions. They tend to come later... When I let go... Give up 'control'.

This is where I find meditation to be phenomenal. When I'm in a very relaxed state... Just barely floating, really... Answers come to me. Sometimes pictures, sometimes voices, sometimes I just 'know'. And I'm amazed and thankful every time it happens.

Which is something I haven't really seen mentioned yet. Being thankful. I find a lot of my prayers are just quick words of thanks... Even for the little things (like a good parking space or hitting 4 green lights in a row when I'm running late). Appreciation for what we have is certainly an important part of my tao.

I think we are completely responsible for what we do and how we live in this life. However, I've seen too much to believe that there isn't something greater than our human existence.

Happy Easter. It is a time of rebirth.

Interesting pattern you note about response timing...

2008-03-24T09:51:00.000-04:00

Interesting pattern you note about response timing. The pattern that's jumped out at me is my consistent surprise at God's answers. Somehow they're always just what I asked for and nothing at all like I expected.

oh Oh OH, Peanut, what are the rest of us Gumbies?...

2008-03-24T08:09:00.000-04:00

oh Oh OH, Peanut, what are the rest of us Gumbies? 'chopped liver' aye? aye? - (thats obviously lambs liver cos I cant do pork) lol...

Its ok, us other gumbies will just go turn into liver pate LOL... we know when we aint loved :(

x

The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without...

2008-03-24T01:06:00.000-04:00

The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal.

There is a stark beauty to all of this.

(Real Life Preacher).

I have been off in wondrous awe of the world, I still have no answers, the questions I have, as soon as they escape, create, and beget more questions..

One time all our electricity was out (and overnight) so we camped outside on the lawn to try and keep cool. The sky and stars and moon and celestial chatter was unbelievable; the most spectacular show to see from earth...it was perfect.

Just call me celestial Pam..

Aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi..

hmmmm... quality time....You and I sure do have a ...

2008-03-23T20:07:00.000-04:00

hmmmm... quality time....

You and I sure do have a LOT of catching up to do, hon. Lots I don't blog about or share in the gumbies...

D'ya want to set up a phone date soon? Got SOOOOOO much to tell ya, girl... some of it good...some of it not so good... one of the things I just find gut-achingly funny!!!!!

:o)

Well, to me, those signs are from MY inner soul, t...

2008-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:00

Well, to me, those signs are from MY inner soul, they are processing stuff and shifting it around and unjumbling stuff and then trying to file it in the right pigeonholes in my heart soul or mind..... and then its up to me whether to reach in that pigeonhole and suss and sort and figure shit out....and to 'feel' whether my inner soul is leading me in the right direction....(sometimes it goes on holiday without telling me and get it wrong lol)

ok that makes me sound fucking crazy LMFAO - but I know what I mean... :)

And the chocolate and strawberry wine is all Ive had all day lol....... and even though I dont do the god thingie, this is the first Easter Sunday Ive spend all day on me own from morning til, lets see....well its just after 10pm here and still no one but me is home.... many firsts this past year for me, many pigeonholes..... its a sign ya know lol..... so Im a little tipsy and stuffed with chocolate lmfao.... ok so I nicked one of me lads eggs, they should of been here to eat it and not leave it in the fridge :)

oh and your first picture, I have an exact little stone heart like that, which I carry in me pocket and touch and rub when I need to, and it makes me smile....... its like a blankie LMFAO.....

hic hic hic :).......

Well its bitterly cold here and we have had NO central heating or hot water since Wednesday and I had to drink something to warm me up :)

ok waffling here lol.... Im not crazy your honour, honest :)

x

Marmettini,I dont do 'god' never like to put my fa...

2008-03-23T17:16:00.000-04:00

Marmettini,
I dont do 'god' never like to put my fate and future in anyones elses hands

Well I'm not overly fond of it myself (only beginning to practice with any sense of skill, rebellious student that I am) but how do you manage to "avoid" that which appears to be inevitable? You and I, we do the "signs" thing as a matter of course. Isn't receiving that kind of information and factoring it in a means of letting go on some level? And just where do you think those signs originate from in the first place, missy? Wine? Chocolate? (lol)

Do tell.

And Happy Easter to you and the boys. (smiling)
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Sophmomocles,
it's all I know how to do now

Like you, I do "it" all the time and I have found there are specific times it appears as if my efforts are responded to more intensely than others.

I've observed this phenomenon:

In general, when I am in a state of critical distress (about self or another), my "calls" for guidance/assistance are answered differently than when I put forth a request while anxious or upset. Both get heard, I just Know it, but there is a definite time lag in the answering.

Don't ask me why but, for me, mild anxiety yields a 2 to 3 day response time, urgent matters get answers as the request goes out--simultaneous. Whatever. I'm rambling.

that the need to be right, the need to be the one who gets to decide, has caused us grief and pain

You are speaking about truth and "the Way" and these are similar words I've heard you use about other folks in life. Patterns, eh? "Issues" with "God", "issues" with significant life figures...it's all the same, all roads leading us to Rome..the self...and home. Again.

I so love your sharings, too.
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hele,
Oh. my. yes. Relationships as addiction. What's not, ya know? (lol) What doesn't have the potential to be a source of learning, pain, suffering, growth? (lol)

I love the feeling accompanying the Knowing something has been set up for me...when I Know the Universe has orchestrated something on my behalf...and I get the "hit". It never feels like a soft hello, ya know, more of a deep visceral, "whoa", followed by a "oh my God". Very cool. BEST!

Hello to you, by the way. Good to see your little face again. (smiling and shining)
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Peanut,Yes, I agree about humans seeming to be "ha...

2008-03-23T16:53:00.000-04:00

Peanut,
Yes, I agree about humans seeming to be "hardwired" towards, um, something. The "God Gene". (Interesting book, too, but I must admit the author's presentation didn't hold my attention and it now sits on the shelf partially read.)

You mention stars. Funny, they're probably the one tangible "thing" I can say I actually talk/pray to on a regular basis. Have since childhood. Home, ya know?

And I just read it is a Gypsy custom to place those about to die under the canopy of the night sky. It is believed the soul travels faster without obstacle. That feels so "right".

You weren't "getting all religious" on me and, even if you were, I'd find a way to manage it. And you were, are, eloquent as hell. I love it when you open and share like this. I love it when EVERYONE does. (Hence my work path, lol.)

Thank you for opening.
(smiling).
Hope you and the kids are having some quality time together.
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JanetBlue,
Ooooohhhh. I haven't had anyone sing that to me in a long, long time. Seeing the words in print brought a smile. There's some truth in there, yes there is.

Thank you, thank you.
I feel as if I can never thank you enough.
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The first time I picked up seat of the soul it was...

2008-03-23T14:42:00.000-04:00

The first time I picked up seat of the soul it was as if someone placed it on the shelf just for me.

It was the first time I realized that relationships can be as addictive as drugs. Having just left rehab this was a methaphor I could relate to.

Of course, you're completely right about it all ha...

2008-03-23T12:19:00.000-04:00

Of course, you're completely right about it all happening in comments. That's what makes this blog stuff all web 2.0, er, social media, community.

At these times I ask, no, I internally yell if I'm freaked out, for assistance and then let go, stepping aside with calm assurance whatever happens next--be it words entering my mind, feelings in my heart or visceral knowings godknowswhere--is exactly what is needed.

Hmmmm.... I guess I'm sort of doing that all the time. I don't know where it's gotten me (and how much better this mess o' mine might be if I'd not gotten so good at letting go), but it's all I know how to do now.

As for God, well, I just know that there's a spiritual energy component to life. I know because I can feel it, have seen its power; and, believing in its existence is just one step away from believing in there being some unifying force to which that energy is tied. I don't pretend to have found the One True Way beyond believing that absolute certainty of rectitude is our flaw, that the need to be right, the need to be the one who gets to decide, has caused us grief and pain ever since Eve grabbed that apple anyway.

I pray to God too. Constantly. I try to keep my energy connected to the unifying force. Chocolate and red wine are good too.

Dotcalm

Oye, there aint no problem with finding a short ro...

2008-03-23T11:11:00.000-04:00

Oye, there aint no problem with finding a short rope in me shed and looking for a tall tree to make a 'swing' with lol....

And over here that would be the best 'other' bet cos guns aint 2 a penny, and all I'd have is me lads BB gun and me skull is to fucking thick for a BB to penetrate, knowing my luck it would get me in the eye and blind me and then I would be in a nut house with only one eye besides me draggy leg and weeping hump :)....

The lads keep me INSANE ya loon lol......

I dont do 'god' never like to put my fate and future in anyones elses hands..... but I sure do do chocolate and red wine...... so CHEERS and happy Easter :)

HAPPY EASTER SUNDEE to you my dear precious friend......

much love, always X

Who´s peaking out from under a stairwayCalling a n...

2008-03-22T22:51:00.000-04:00

Who´s peaking out from under a stairway
Calling a name that´s lighter than air
Who´s bending down to give me a rainbow
Everyone knows it´s Wendy.

Who´s tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin´ at everybody she sees
Who´s reachin´ out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it´s Wendy.

And Wendy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Wendy has wings that fly
Above the clouds, above the clouds.

Who´s trippin´ down the streets of the city
Smilin´ at everybody she sees
Who´s reachin´ out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it´s Wendy.

I think prayer is important to every human being s...

2008-03-22T22:22:00.000-04:00

I think prayer is important to every human being somehow..tend to think that it's just in our make-up.. we need to believe, and have faith in Someone Bigger than we are.. if you're getting my drift.. some people choose to pray to buddha or whoever.. some 'wish' upon stars.. or 'talk to the hills' (oh you know.. like that song Clint Eastwood sang in "Paint Your Wagon")...

Me? I pray to God. It's soothing to me to talk to Him.. and I see results.. He acts on my behalf, I know He does. Can't say anything else, having seen all the things He's done for me since '06, you know?

And He knows that praying to Him.. talking to Him, just as easy as I'd talk to any of you.. keeps me from screaming out in the midst of all the crap... keeps me from having crippling panic attacks... I just have the need to put it all in His Hands..

I don't mean to get all religious on you.. and I'm sure this isn't as eloquent as it should be.. (sometimes I have such trouble getting my thoughts down on the screen in the way I really want to)... but anyway...

That's a few thoughts on the subject from my corner of the world tonight... where I'm about ready to go and dye some eggs for my kiddos now...

Happy Easter! ((hugs)) (Hey.. Wendy, we need to try again sometime soon, to see if we can actually connect on the phone, instead of playing tag again, huh? :o) )